FORT MYERS , Fla.andnbsp;and SEATTLE , Sept.andnbsp;Interop Technologies™, a global provider of advanced communication networks and cloud-based managed services, today announced that Tiercel Wireless, a nationwide Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), will deploy its virtualized Rich Communication Services (RCS) solution. Tiercel Wireless is one of only a few MVNOs in the U.S. to launch a UP 1.0 compliant RCS solution.

MONROE, La. , Sept. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) has deployed faster broadband speeds to more than 1 million homes and small businesses this year and will bring faster speeds to nearly 2 million more by the end of 2017. Half of those homes and businesses will now have access to speeds up to 100 Mbps and higher. In conjunction with faster speeds, the company is also now offering residential customers CenturyLink® Price For Life High-Speed Internet service with a monthly rate that stays the same as long as customers keep their same internet service plan and remain at the same address.

LOS ANGELES andCreative Artists Agency (CAA), the world's leading entertainment and sports agency, announced today that Temasek, the Singapore-headquartered investment company with a net portfolio value of close to US$200 billion and significant experience in the media and technology sector, has made an investment in CAA. The strategic investment will be used as capital to further CAA's tremendous growth, including through acquisitions, and follows this year's investment by China's leading media and entertainment fund, CMC, alongside Fubon Group, including Taiwan Mobile. TPG Capital retains its majority position in CAA.

SAN MATEO, Calif. , Sept. AtScale, the only company to provide enterprises with a universal semantic platform for BI on Big Data, unveils today an offer that allows current Cloudera and Tableau customers to deploy their Big Data Analytics applications in 60 days or less.

BURLINGTON, Mass. andEverbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management and enterprise safety applications to help keep people safe and businesses running faster, and G4S, the world's leading global, integrated security company, today announced a partnership. Through this partnership, G4S will utilize Everbridge's Critical Event Management™ platform and products in combination with its own security services and software toolsets to deliver new integrated security services and solutions for its global customers. The combined security solutions can be used in a customer's GSOC (Global Security Operations Center), G4S's virtual GSOC managed service, or a hybrid of both security environments.

NEW YORK , Sept.andnbsp;Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America - a new documentary from Academy Award® nominee Rory Kennedy and Verizon - focuses on the deep inequalities in America's education system that are keeping millions of students in digital darkness. The film, narrated by Academy and Grammy Award® winner Jamie Foxx , and premiering on National Geographic at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 26 th, spotlights the 'haves' and 'have nots' as it relates to technology in classrooms and presents the emotional and economic impact on students who lack access.

MapR Technologies, Inc., a leader in delivering one platform for all types of data across every cloud, today at the Strata Data Conference announced breakthrough database innovations for rich data-intensive applications. With new advancements for developers that enable rich applications, in-place and continuous machine learning/AI and SQL capabilities, and global real-time data integration and microservices support, MapR continues to push the boundaries of data management.

New York - Verizon today announced support for the residents of Puerto Rico through a $1 million pledge to fund Hurricane Maria relief efforts. The nation's most reliable 4G LTE network provider has partnered with the American Red Cross and World Vision.